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    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Amazon.com
      Amazon warehouse workers set for first UK strike

      Action by 300 staff in Coventry represents a milestone in the efforts of unions to establish a foothold in logistic sector

    • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK labour disputes
      Are train drivers going to prolong the UK rail strikes?

      The Aslef union has historically proved an effective negotiator on pay for its members

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Thousands of hospital appointments in England hit by strikes, data show

      Figures come as health leaders warn that patients will face severe disruption during biggest NHS walkout on February 6

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK ambulance strikes could last until Easter, unions warn

      GMB announces four more walkouts in February and March as it calls on government to ‘talk pay now’

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK government’s anti-strike bill trashes civil liberties, says Labour

      Opposition party and unions attack legislation mandating minimum service levels as teachers vote to walk out

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Teachers in England and Wales vote to strike over pay

      Biggest education union announces seven days of walkouts in February and March

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Health unions in England warn of more strikes unless pay offer improves

      Threat comes ahead of another week of industrial action by nurses, ambulance drivers and rail workers

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Welsh government to propose £1,000 payment to NHS staff

      Move by Labour-led administration in Cardiff will increase pressure on Rishi Sunak to follow suit

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Trade unions vow to boycott NHS pay review body

      Pressure mounts on ministers to increase wages of health workers amid latest walkout by ambulance staff

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      LexJonathan Guthrie
      The Lex Newsletter: call this a winter of discontent? Premium content

      International investors in the UK need not worry that the country has returned to the bad old days of 1978-79

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK labour disputes
      Are Britain’s striking public sector workers underpaid?

      FT analysis shows that many key occupations have seen their pay squeezed over the past decade

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK union leaders criticise strikes bill as ‘reprehensible’

      Business secretary dismisses fears that legislation could prompt pre-emptive walkouts

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Ministers examine new pay plan for NHS staff in England

      Steve Barclay looks at fresh proposals from unions as government seeks end to strikes

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Rishi Sunak proposes talks with UK union leaders in effort to halt strikes

      Ministers explore concession over train drivers to try to end protracted industrial action on railways

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK plans ‘minimum service levels’ for eight sectors under anti-strike law

      Unions vow to fight Rishi Sunak’s plan to ensure public services operate during industrial action

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      InterviewUK labour disputes
      TUC threatens legal action over UK anti-strike laws

      Incoming union head vows to fight ‘tough’ legislation promised by PM as industrial unrest escalates

    • Saturday, 24 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK braced for fresh series of strikes in new year

      Nurses, ambulance staff and rail workers all set to walk out in January amid anger over government refusal to talk

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      New ambulance strikes announced as UK unions vow to continue walkouts

      Action to escalate with NHS leaders concerned that second round will prove more extensive and damaging

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      News in-depthUK labour disputes
      ‘People are really feeling the pinch’: UK unions remain defiant as strike costs bite

      Public urged to provide support in winter war of attrition with the government

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Health chiefs warn of risk to patient safety during ambulance strike

      Last-minute talks break down between unions and health minister Barclay as Sunak refuses to reopen NHS pay deal

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Health secretary to hold crisis talks with unions on UK ambulance workers’ strike

      Steve Barclay wants clarity on 999 calls as nurses prepare to walk out over dispute on NHS pay

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      Sarah O'Connor
      Has the pendulum really swung from capital to labour?

      Worker power hasn’t strengthened as much as expected in 2022

    • Monday, 19 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK ministers co-ordinate response to historic strike disruption

      Nurses, ambulance crews, immigration officers, postal staff and rail workers are due to walk out in the coming days

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK braced for widespread strikes as government digs in

      Nurses, ambulance drivers, border staff, postal and railway workers are all set to walk out this week

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Strike by ambulance workers to cause ‘extensive disruption’

      NHS boss presses health managers to take steps to cope with the walk out by paramedics

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